Cotton embroidery thread would not have been mercerized in the early nineteenth century; a British patent was granted to John Mercer in 1851.
So, the cotton for your regency gown would be unmercerized; duller and not so strong. This may be difficult to find; the only source I have is the weaving store Webs http://www.yarn.com/ . Perhaps you may have a similar sort of store closer by you. Ann in CT > >> I am planning on making a regency gown. > >> > http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/god1/hob_1983.6.1,07.146.5.htm > >> And I have found the perfect cotton voile. > >> > >> But know I am wondering what kind of embroidery > thread I should use. > >> The discription says heavy white cotton thread. > >> It looks not very tightly spun. > >> Deredere __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
